Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics

Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics
Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics
Governing body	ITU
Events	8 (men: 4; women: 4)
Games
	1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
	Medalists;

Paratriathlon debuted at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Paratriathlon is a variant of the triathlon for athletes with a variety of physical disabilities. The sport is governed by the International Triathlon Union (ITU).^[4] The Paralympic event is a sprint race consisting of 750 m swimming, 20 km cycling and 5 km running stages.^[5] Athletes of both sexes compete in six categories according to the nature of their physical impairments. Some classifications allow for helpers in transition, while others allow for sighted pilot-guides throughout the race. ^[6]

2016

The Paratriathlon debuted at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Medals

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's individual PT1 details	Jetze Plat Netherlands	Geert Schipper Netherlands	Giovanni Achenza Italy
Men's individual PT2 details	Andrew Lewis Great Britain	Michele Ferrarin Italy	Mohamed Lahna Morocco
Men's individual PT4 details	Martin Schulz Germany	Stefan Daniel Canada	Jairo Ruiz Lopez Spain
Women's individual PT2 details	Allysa Seely United States	Hailey Danisewicz United States	Melissa Stockwell United States
Women's individual PT4 details	Grace Norman United States	Lauren Steadman Great Britain	Gwladys Lemoussu France
Women's individual PT5 details	Katie Kelly Australia	Alison Patrick Great Britain	Melissa Reid Great Britain

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2020

The Paratriathlon returned to the program at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Classifications have been slightly amended in the interim, allowing for the introduction of a tandem-bike based triathlon for visually impaired athletes with guides.

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men	PTWC details	Jetze Plat Netherlands	Florian Brungraber Austria	Giovanni Achenza Italy
	PTS4 details	Alexis Hanquinquant France	Hideki Uda Japan	Alejandro Sánchez Palomero Spain
	PTS5 details	Martin Schulz Germany	George Peasgood Great Britain	Stefan Daniel Canada
	PTVI details	United States Bradley Snyder Guide: Greg Billington	Spain Héctor Catalá Laparra Guide: Gustavo Rodríguez Iglesias	Japan Satoru Yoneoka Guide: Kohei Tsubaki
Women	PTWC details	Kendall Gretsch United States	Lauren Parker Australia	Eva Moral Spain
	PTS2 details	Allysa Seely United States	Hailey Danz United States	Veronica Yoko Plebani Italy
	PTS5 details	Lauren Steadman Great Britain	Grace Norman United States	Claire Cashmore Great Britain
	PTVI details	Spain Susana Rodríguez Guide: Sara Loehr	Italy Anna Barbaro Guide: Charlotte Bonin	France Annouck Curzillat Guide: Céline Bousrez

2024

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men	PTWC details	Jetze Plat Netherlands	Florian Brungraber Austria	Geert Schipper Netherlands
	PTS2 details	Jules Ribstein France	Mohamed Lahna United States	Mark Barr United States
	PTS3 details	Daniel Molina Spain	Max Gelhaar Germany	Nico Van Der Burgt Netherlands
	PTS4 details	Alexis Hanquinquant France	Carson Clough United States	Nil Riudavets Spain
	PTS5 details	Chris Hammer United States	Ronan Cordeiro Brazil	Martin Schulz Germany
	PTVI details	Dave Ellis Great Britain	Thibaut Rigaudeau France	Antoine Perel France
Women	PTWC details	Lauren Parker Australia	Kendall Gretsch United States	Leanne Taylor Canada
	PTS2 details	Hailey Danz United States	Veronica Yoko Plebani Italy	Allysa Seely United States
	PTS4 details	Megan Richter Great Britain	Marta Francés Spain	Hannah Moore Great Britain
	PTS5 details	Grace Norman United States	Claire Cashmore Great Britain	Lauren Steadman Great Britain
	PTVI details	Susana Rodríguez Spain	Francesca Tarantello Italy	Anja Renner Germany

Medal table

Updated after the 2024 Summer Paralympics.


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	8	6	3	17
2	Great Britain (GBR)	4	4	4	12
3	Spain (ESP)	3	2	4	9
4	France (FRA)	3	1	3	7
5	Netherlands (NED)	3	1	2	6
6	Germany (GER)	2	1	2	5
7	Australia (AUS)	2	1	0	3
8	Italy (ITA)	0	4	3	7
9	Austria (AUT)	0	2	0	2
10	Canada (CAN)	0	1	2	3
11	Japan (JPN)	0	1	1	2
12	Brazil (BRA)	0	1	0	1
13	Morocco (MAR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (13 entries)		25	25	25	75

References

^ "Paratriathlon added to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games | Triathlon.org – International Triathlon Union". Triathlon.org. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
^ "Paratriathlon". Rio 2016. 1989-08-06. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
^ "Rio ready to emulate London". Sport24.co.za. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
^ "Para-Triathlon | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
^ "Para-Triathlon | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
^ "Paratriathlon – Triathlon.org – The Official Triathlon Resource". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
^ "Paratriathlon". Rio 2016. 1989-08-06. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-06-20.

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[1] "Paratriathlon added to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games | Triathlon.org – International Triathlon Union". Triathlon.org. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 2012-06-19.

[2] "Paratriathlon". Rio 2016. 1989-08-06. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-06-20.

[3] "Rio ready to emulate London". Sport24.co.za. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-30.

[4] "Para-Triathlon | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-07-13.

[5] "Para-Triathlon | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-06-19.

[6] "Paratriathlon – Triathlon.org – The Official Triathlon Resource". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2012-06-19.

[7] "Paratriathlon". Rio 2016. 1989-08-06. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-06-20.

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Summer sports	Archery Athletics Badminton Boccia Cycling Equestrian Football 5-a-side Goalball Judo Paracanoeing Paratriathlon Parataekwondo Powerlifting Rowing Shooting Swimming Table tennis Volleyball Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair fencing Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair tennis
Winter sports	Alpine skiing Biathlon Cross-country skiing Para ice hockey Snowboarding Wheelchair curling
Discontinued sports	Football 7-a-side Basketball ID Dartchery Ice sledge racing Lawn bowls Sailing Snooker Weightlifting Wrestling
Demonstration sports	Racquetball

Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics

Governing body	ITU
Events	8 (men: 4; women: 4)
Games
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Medalists